these are seed pods from the gorgeous and fragrant Magnolia grandiflora, also known as Southern magnolia. Magnolia grandiflora is an evergreen found from the Southeastern U.S. up the eastern side of the country as far north as here in D.C.

www.hgic.umd.edu/content/images/7_16_09Southernmagnolia.jpg

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A seed pod that was growing on a hill that I walked down to see one of the waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge. The sunlight was shining through it perfectly.

Same as #1 but processed as B&W.

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Taken with classic minolta 50mm f1.7

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I have no idea what kind of tree this is, but there's one in my backyard.

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This is a seed pod of a bell clematis, which I have posted on flickr here: www.flickr.com/photos/angela_a_stanton/4701424296/ some time ago. The water drops are from sprinklers. I used Nik's Color effects bi-color filter to modify the color to be more rusty.

lotus seedpod

this weird guy brought in some seeds for an african breed of asclepias, or butterfly weed, and we were mesmerized by the beauty of the seedpods created by the ugliest, most benign flowers ever seen

Taken with Vivitar 2x macro teleconvertor and Nikkor 50mm f1.8.

December 2006

Ideas only! I only wish I had all these kitschy necklaces.

Hairy balls or balloonplant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus), a type of milkweed, at Hahn Horticulture Garden, Virginia Tech.

Poppy [Papaver]

Another sign of autumn.

If I lived on the water, I don't think my camera would ever leave my face...

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Surprising results.

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It turns out these are the seeds of a powderpuff, a variety of mimosa, which is one of the most common wildflowers in Houston.

Caps from poppy seedpods fortuitously fallen onto a chunk of bark.

milkweed pod, sorgum pod, spirograph

Mama and Henry Nature Hike this afternoon.

Sub tropicana garden RHS Harlow Carr

Maquipucuna Reserve

Santa Marianita, Ecuador

cardboard and tape sculpture

My neighbour called me over to see these, the last fruits of autumn, which his wife adores - Nefle. Medlars in English, they stay on the tree until after the first frost which 'bletts' them, makes them soft enough to eat. In between picking and transferring them to your mouth they instantly overripen or so it seems. How Mme P intends to deal with this lot I can't imagine

Seedpods of a cranesbill geranium